CO129-165 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [10-12] — Page 50

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knowledge is limited to house re:

pairs.

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2. With my

former weak Staff

it had become almost hopeless to

all the Taried

Strive to Carrus on

duties

This

office efficiently, but

the withdrawal of Mepers Goust

And Alford now put the Jame

Out-

The question.

3. It therefore becomes

my duty

to State that until adequate assistance

ut from England it will

is sent oud-

not be possible for me to undertake

very important works, and that I shall only have time to look after Sanitary Bratters And

The ordinary repairs to poads and

ordinary buildings .

4. It occurs to me

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that perhaps

in former representations of the state of the Survey Department, Auch in Applications for extra assistance it has never been properly Explained

Lord The Secretary of

to My

that besides being an

State."

being an Office of

Works

the Department has to fulfil the

duties

a Vestry which throws.

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it's hands an immense accumulation

the

detail work in Connexion with

with

drainage, Sewerage, beaverging bind cleansing of the town, street sumping, watering, gaslighting

And numberless other duties, for =

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